Availability of large-scale evidence on specific harms from systematic reviews of randomized trials
Availability of large-scale evidence on specific harms from systematic reviews of randomized trials
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DOI:
10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.04.026
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发表时间:
2004-10-15
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Ioannidis, JPA
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作者:
Papanikolaou, PN;Ioannidis, JPA
PURPOSE: To assess how frequently systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials convey large-scale evidence on specific, well-defined adverse events.METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for reviews containing quantitative data on specific, well-defined harms for at least 4000 randomized subjects, the minimum sample required for adequate power to detect an adverse event due to an intervention in 1% of subjects. Main outcome measures included the number of reviews with eligible large-scale data on adverse events, the number of ineligible reviews, and the magnitude of recorded harms (absolute risk, relative risk) based on large-scale evidence.RESULTS: Of 1727 reviews, 138 included evidence on greater than or equal to4000 subjects. Only 25 (18%) had eligible data on adverse events, while 77 had no harms data, and 36 had data on harms that were nonspecific or pertained to